legal aid society Archives – QNS

City Council rally on CityFHEPS expansion lawsuit

AMNY

An ‘unsustainable’ program: Why has NYC’s spending on CityFHEPS housing vouchers grown by 44 times in 6 years?

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Jackson Heights

González-Rojas, advocates push for SNAP fraud protections, EBT chip cards

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AMNY

Housing crisis: New NYC task force aims to find city-owned land to build new homes

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AMNY

Mayor Adams floats legal challenge if Council overrides his veto and passes housing voucher bills

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AMNY

Op-ed | Housing as a human right begins with Right to Counsel

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AMNY

Advocates pen letter blasting Mayor Adams’ legal motion to suspend right-to-shelter

Mayor Adams talks about the right to shelter law challenge

AMNY

NYC has ‘done its share,’ Mayor Adams insists while defending request to exempt city from right-to-shelter protections amid migrant crisis

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AMNY

Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

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AMNY

Migrant crisis | Advocates blast Adams after he appears to say ‘right to shelter’ doesn’t apply to newcomers

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Courts

Legal Aid Society urges Queens DA to improve evidence sharing practices that subvert reformed discovery statute

By Bill Parry

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PoliticsNY

Mayor rolls out plan to tackle youth homelessness backed by $15M federal grant

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PoliticsNY

Council questions if migrants are causing uptick in city’s shelter system during oversight hearing

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The Legal Aid Society names new leader of its Queens Neighborhood Office

By Bill Parry

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PoliticsNY

BREAKING: City Council to hold hearing on Adams admins’ handling of asylum seekers in city homeless shelters

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AMNY

NYC’s Legal Aid Society reminds vulnerable tenants to apply for funding before the statewide eviction ban ends

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AMNY

COVID-19 surge in New York City jails leads to pause on all in-person visits

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Courts

Queens Supreme Court dismisses 60 cases that relied on testimony of convicted NYPD detectives

By Bill Parry

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Queens DA assessing case histories of 105th Precinct cops who were busted in bribery racket

By Bill Parry

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Jackson Heights

Queens senator’s town hall tackles impacts of criminalization of cannabis and sex work

By Angélica Acevedo

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Politics

Discussions of bail reform roll-backs spike tensions in Albany

By Mark Hallum

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Politics

After Cuomo omits public housing funds from budget, advocates speak out

By Mark Hallum

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Kew Gardens bail reform forum pits district attorney’s office against advocates

By Max Parrott

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Jamaica

‘It’s all just confused people’: Lack of proper interpretation at Queens Housing Court denies equal justice, advocates say

By Max Parrott

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Jamaica

How would the wide-reaching good cause eviction bill transform Queens housing court?

By Max Parrott

More from Around New York

Brooklyn subway platform where two women were assaulted

Suspect questioned for deranged Brooklyn subway assaults on women, including shoving one victim onto tracks

The Rainbow Flag and American Flag at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 13.

Rainbow Flag continues to fly at Stonewall National Monument after defiant re-raising ceremony

Assemblyman Steve Stern

Schneps Podcasts

A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

Shot of an old ship in New York Harbor, depicting the NYC Revolutionary Trail.

New York Family

NYC Revolutionary Trail Launches June 2026: A Free AR Walking Tour for Families